Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 248



247 – Reason_■

Student body president.

A person with power so strong that it is suspicious.

A representative for Laplace Academy cadets.

If you just listen to what he says, the student council president must be capable of something great.

They say he has a lot of power, so he lives in a luxurious dormitory or building unlike other students, and he skips classes and such, so even the professors seem to be trembling in fear.

In reality, he is no different from ordinary cadet A, staying in the same dormitory and attending the same lectures.

Of course, it is not a lie that they are called suspiciously powerful, such as being able to use a portion of the academy’s budget at their discretion, or having some privileges compared to the cadets attending the academy.

There is a certain degree of line to that too.

Not everything could be used privately like the high-ranking people in novels or comics.

Anything that crosses the line must be approved through consultation with the board of directors, or rather the chairman.

Laplace Academy Chairman’s Office.

Baek Seol-ha, the CEO, looked over the documents I handed her for a while and then put them down on the desk.

“You want to open an additional transfer exam?”

“Yes. I think it is a necessary policy for us to develop further.”

“To develop…”

Snow White looked at me with narrow eyes, her chin resting on her forehead and her mouth wide open.

Those were eyes that were judging me no matter where I looked.

I wondered why he was looking at me like that, but after thinking about it for a moment, the answer came to me.

‘I think you said something to Olivia during the student council president election.’

Olivia has discovered that Snow White, along with Yukina, is involved in the matter that has made her certain.

It seemed as though he suspected that I had something to do with the events that had occurred at the Academy so far.

‘Are you not sure?’

If you were confident, you wouldn’t have looked at me like that, but you would have used your association or connections to stop me in some way.

Seeing that it wasn’t like that, it seemed like he was still just having doubts that were close to certainty.

In that case, I will just pretend not to know without making a fuss.

I did feel a bit uneasy though.

She has connections with many of South Korea’s S-class people, and it seems that Yukina Ishihara was involved, knowingly or unknowingly. Touching her now would be no different than poking a hornet’s nest with a stick without wearing a protective suit.

“I’m not denying the entrance exam to Laplace Academy. However, I think there are some things that cannot be distinguished by a simple exam. I would like to dig up a pearl in the mud that I may have overlooked.”

Anyway, there were no groundbreaking ideas or creative solutions in that document, but there was nothing problematic about it.

Moreover, the cause was also on this side.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with bringing talent to the academy.

That was within the range of what the student council president could suggest.

“Jinju… Like you, Student Council President Lee Seong-hyeon?”

“I’m a pearl. You’re flattering me.”

“No. If student council president Lee Seong-hyeon, who rose from the supplementary class to class A in just one year and became famous for solving cases that were featured in the media, isn’t the pearl buried in the mud, then who else can be called a pearl?”

“Thank you for your kind words.”

“I was just telling the truth.”

Snow White gave a short laugh.

“But it seems like the transfer exam might be difficult.”

Then he shook his head as if he felt sorry.

But there was no sign of regret in his eyes or mouth.

Snow White gently pushed the documents I had submitted towards me.

“If you say it’s too much…”

That’s why I tried to ask why.

“sorry.”

Snow White simply issued an order to kick me out of the chairman’s office without even giving me a proper explanation.

‘Things have gotten a little messed up.’

No matter how suspicious I was, I thought I would pass without a problem as long as there were no problems with the documents.

Even if Snow White only had doubts, it seemed like she wanted to make it certain.

‘I can’t help it.’

What if I had Snow White’s weakness or negotiating material?

As far as I know, Yukina had already struck first, so there was nothing I could do.

‘I guess I need to take care of other things first.’

One is a little twisted, but it’s okay for now.

There are a lot of things that need to be done if you change the order a little.

To open the door.

From procuring materials to removing reefs.

From special classes to retrieving items from the auction house.

There were a lot.

**

‘If I had to give this disease a name… I would call it ■■■ syndrome.’

At first I didn’t know what it meant.

Mom and Dad’s expressions were serious.

I just thought it was amazing that I had a disease with the same name as myself and that I would have more stories to tell my friends when the vacation was over.

‘…’

The vacation was long.

The cicadas that had been chirping had died down, and the sunflowers seen outside the window were bowing their heads.

Alone in a white room, higher than I was at home.

It was nice that I didn’t have to worry about getting scolded for watching TV or playing games on my phone late into the night.

As time went by, it became boring.

And I can’t even go out of the room.

Getting pricked by needles several times a day.

Sometimes I hated how my chest hurt so much.

I wanted to go home.

I wanted to go to school and meet my friends.

Everyone will be a sophomore soon.

Before it splits in half.

We should meet.

When I told my mom and dad, they just shook their heads without saying anything.

‘I can’t do this anymore.’

‘…’

‘You know. Just one month’s hospital bill…’

‘Does that hospital bill matter? Our ■■■─’

‘That’s not what it sounds like. I would want to do that too. I’m going crazy, but there’s no other way!!!’

‘…Do whatever you want. I can’t throw it away.’

‘Honey. Please…’

It was snowing outside the window.

Santa Claus doesn’t give presents to crying children.

The singing voices of children of the same age.

Outside the door, the familiar sound of a drama could be heard.

That drama is popular these days.

That would be fun.

miss you.

I couldn’t reach the remote control for my phone or TV.

I’ll have to ask Mom and Dad when they come.

‘…I’m sorry. I’m really sorry, Mom.’

I closed my eyes once and opened them again, and my arms and legs had grown long.

The hair that had been cut had now grown down to my shoulders.

It was amazing.

More than that, my dad hasn’t come home lately.

Is it because I don’t listen to my dad and just lie down for too long?

When I asked my mother to tell my father that I was sorry, she cried.

why?

don’t cry.

They say that if you cry, Santa Claus won’t give you presents.

Oh, I wonder if it’s okay since Mom isn’t a child.

I don’t cry even though my heart hurts because I want to receive a gift.

Adults are lethal.

‘…It’s because of you. If you hadn’t been born.’

I wonder if my mom conveyed it well.

Dad came to visit.

It was a nice outfit.

Black suit with black shoes.

Did you come running in a hurry?

His face turned red.

It smelled strange.

It was the smell of alcohol.

I don’t know why, but I was shedding tears.

It was good.

Because my dad came to visit me after a long time.

I want to play Jenga with you.

But I was so sleepy.

too.

‘If you weren’t here.’

‘If you had never been born.’

‘■■■ is…’

‘ah…’

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‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. No. That’s not it. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I’m…’

‘love you.’

‘I love you.’

These days, only my dad comes to visit me.

These days, my dad is a crybaby.

I wanted to tell you not to cry.

But his mouth didn’t move.

I didn’t even move my hands.

I couldn’t see anything.

nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

It was just in the dark.

So I wanted Mom to appease Dad.

When will mom come?

‘■■■ Guardians, now…’

‘Then what happens?’

‘We don’t know. If someone related to us by blood says they will accept it…’

These days, neither my father nor my mother has come to visit.

No, I don’t know.

Because I can’t see anything.

If only I could open my eyes, if only I could speak.

I could do anything.

My ears were deafened, and I could hear emotionless conversations every time my arm tingled.

Nurse Sister.

When are mom and dad coming?

When are you coming?

when…?

‘You say there’s no one among your relatives who wants to take care of it?’

‘Yeah, it’s a bit much to say this, but because of this one kid…’

‘It’s not this kid’s fault.’

‘That’s true, but who else can afford these astronomical hospital bills?’

‘…That’s true.’

‘So, be strong.’

‘yes…’

.

.

.

‘You want to go back?’

I wanted to go back.

I didn’t like these weird places.

I didn’t like people saying strange things and seeing strange things.

I don’t know who to stop or whether I should save the world.

I wanted to go back and see my mom and dad.

‘Then I will help you.’

Really?

‘Really, I want to go back too, oppa.’

Brother too?

‘Yeah, I left something precious behind.’

Something precious?

Mom and Dad?

‘No, something more precious than that.’

Something more precious than mom and dad.

I don’t know

Still, to find something precious.

Let’s go back together.

“…Let’s go back.”

It was an unpleasant dream.

There were times like that, though.

Now.

Even if you go back there.

There is nothing.

Now there is only one.

one.

only.

embrace.

The truth of the story that fascinated my young mind when I was young.

We went astray again and again.

I will never forget what happened back then.

I couldn’t forget it.

I can’t forget it.

Yeah, that’s right.

he is…

Yukina Ishihara got out of bed and closed the curtains to block out the sunlight.

I hated the light so much.